Grammar explanation. *To make questions, we often put the verb before the subject. This is called inversion.
Affirmative Question
I am late. Am I late?
I can help. Can I help?
She is sleeping. Is she sleeping?
We have met before. Have we met before?
*If there is a question word (why, what, where, how, etc.), it goes before the verb.
Question. Question with question word.
Are you late? Why are you late?
Was she there? When was she there?
Can I help? How can I help?
Have we met before? Where have we met before?
*This is true for sentences with be, sentences that have auxiliary verbs (e.g. They are waiting. She has finished.) and sentences with modal verbs (can, will, should, might, etc.).
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*Para hacer preguntas, muchas veces ponemos el verbo antes del sujeto. Esto se llama inversión.
*Si hay una palabra interrogativa ( por qué, qué, dónde, cómo, etc.), va antes del verbo.
*Esto es cierto para oraciones con ser, oraciones que tienen verbos auxiliares (por ejemplo, están esperando. Ella ha terminado) y oraciones con verbos modales (puede, voluntad, debería, podría, etc.).
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Questions in the present simple and past simple. *For other verbs in the present simple, we use the auxiliary verb do/does in the question.
Affirmative Question Question with question word
You work at home. Do you work at home? Where do you work?
It costs £10. Does it cost £10? How much does it cost?
*We use the auxiliary verb did in the past simple.
Affirmative- Question- Question with question word.
She went home.- Did she go home?- Where did she go?
They went to the cinema.- Did they go to the cinema?- Where did they go?
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*Para otros verbos en presente simple, usamos el verbo auxiliar do / does en la pregunta.
*Usamos el verbo auxiliar did en pasado simple.
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Subject question *In some questions, who or what is the subject of the verb. There is no inversion of subject and verb in these questions.
Who broke the window? ¿ Quién rompió la ventana?
Who is knocking on the door? ¿ Quién llama a la puerta?
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*En algunas preguntas, quién o qué es el sujeto del verbo. En estas preguntas no hay inversión de sujeto y verbo.
1. ____ your friend a scientist? – No, he's an artist. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
2. ____ Núria live in Valencia? – No, she lives in Barcelona. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
3. When ____ you get home? – I got home yesterday. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
4. What time ____ you get up? – I get up at 6.00. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
5. ____ the children go to the park? – Yes, they went there after school. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
6. Are ____ going to the office? – No, I'm going home. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
7. ____ you speak Korean? – Just a little. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
8. ____ did you grow up? – I grew up in Addis Ababa. Is Can Does Did you do did Where.
9. ____ do you live? Have going like ate Where What Can go.
10. ____ you ever seen the Great Pyramids of Egypt? Have going like ate Where What Can go.
11. Are you ____ to work today? Have going like ate Where What Can go.
12. What time do you ____ to work? Have going like ate Where What Can go.
13. ____ you see the kids from here? Have going like ate Where What Can go.
14. ____ happened? You're all wet! Have going like ate Where What Can go.
15. Would you ____ a cup of tea? Have going like ate Where What Can go.
16. Who ____ all the pizza? – I did. Sorry! Have going like ate Where What Can go.
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